Potential of Dried Blood Self-Sampling for Cyclosporine C2 Monitoring in Transplant Outpatients

Background. Close therapeutic drug monitoring of Cyclosporine (CsA) in transplant outpatients is a favourable procedure to maintain the long-term blood drug levels within their respective narrow therapeutic ranges. Compared to basal levels (C0), CsA peak levels (C2) are more predictive for transplan...

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Main Authors: Alexander Benedikt Leichtle, Uta Ceglarek, Helmut Witzigmann, Gábor Gäbel, Joachim Thiery, Georg Martin Fiedler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Transplantation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/201918